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Farm workers and their families in rural areas face unique challenges to their health than people who live in cities and towns. Since getting health care in a remote area can be difficult, a rural resident might not be treated in time for a medical emergency or screened for a long-lasting health problem like heart disease or lung cancer. Farming is one of the few industries in which family members, who often share the work and live on the farm, are around work-related dangers such as large machinery, animals, and pesticides. About 1 in 5 people in the United States lives in a rural area. They have a higher chance for a number of preventable injuries and diseases related to working on a farm and living in a rural area. People in rural counties died more frequently from unintentional injuries - 40% more - than people in urban counties. Of the 4,405 work-related deaths in the United States in 2013, 479 occurred in the agriculture, forestry, and fishing industries. Agricultural production, which includes crop production and livestock production (i.e., farms), accounted for 339 deaths. Because farmers are open to a wide variety of dangers, it can be difficult to identify the cause of work-related injury and illness. Relevant Information: 1) Between 1994 and 2011, the Keokuk County Rural Health Study (KCRHS) enrolled 5,700 individuals representing 2,668 Iowa households with men and women ranging from newborn to 98 years of age who lived in farm, rural nonfarm, and town households. 2) KCRHS supported and provided education for 6 post-doctoral fellows, 17 graduate students, and 5 international trainees. 3) KCRHS has published 48 journal articles. 4) KCRHS research team has maintained partnerships with over 30 organizations and individuals.

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Hazard Evaluations and Technical Assistance Branch.

Published:

November 2014

Series:

DHHS publication ; no. (NIOSH) 2015-177

Description:

Covering 27,000 square miles in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah, the Navajo Nation, geographically, is the largest American Indian reservation in the U.S. Within the Navajo Nation, many use farming for personal means including food, business, and trade...

"What are our priorities? The Southeast Center for Agricultural Health and Injury Prevention (SCAHIP) is one of 11 agricultural research, education, and prevention centers funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). S...

"Farms have been recognized as a hazardous environment for adults and youth. Youth living on farms are not only exposed to hazards while working, but also by merely residing on the farm. An estimated 1.03 million children and adolescents younger than...

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Hazard Evaluations and Technical Assistance Branch.

Published:

November 2014

Series:

DHHS publication ; no. (NIOSH) 2015-176

Description:

Ladder-related injuries are a persistent, and yet preventable, public health problem with significant economic impact on society. In 2013, approximately 511,000 people in the United States were injured from ladders and treated in hospital emergency d...